Steinway model I upright

[Barbara Richmond]

No, it's not a player and never was, but it's what the lady (Margaret?) at 
Steinway said it was.

It was born February 14, 1902 and sold through Lyon & Healy.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Steinway model I upright


> Barbara Richmond wrote:
>> Howdy,
>>  I'm looking for information that would help me figure out whether or not 
>> I want to rebuild the action of a Steinway Model "I" (that rhymes with 
>> eye) upright.  The one I looked at was built in 1902.  It has a cast capo 
>> d'astro bar over the tenor and treble which makes it a lot of fun (I'm 
>> being sarcastic) to put mutes in.  Even though the action is toast, this 
>> piano's sound is amazingly good.
>>  The question is, are there replacement parts that fit this model, or is 
>> it a case of rebuilding the parts?  (My Brooks catalog is hiding at the 
>> moment.)
>>  Thanks,
>>  Barbara Richmond, RPT
>> near Peoria, Illinois
>
>
> Fine says that that is a 55" player model. Is that true of yours?
> Are you talking piano _and_ player parts?
>
>
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